Food Irradiation

[Guest guest]

From Aerielle Louise ;-)

Mn.Talk Radio Network

3/27/01

 

A little information on Food Irradiation - to get you

thinking - if you've been avoiding the topic. ;-)

I've included a small summary of info about each page

but, there is much more to read.

 

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Food Irradiation: Who, What and Where

In Your Backyard?

Info listed by State: companies/products

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/wwwbackyard.htm

 

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Top 10 Reasons For Opposing Food Irradiation

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/factsheet10reasons.htm

 

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The Problems with Irradiated Food:

What the Research Says

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/Factsheetprobswradfoodwhatresearch.htm

 

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The Dangers of Irradiation Facilities

A Legacy of Deaths, Injuries, Accidents and Cover-ups

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/factsheetaccidents.htm

 

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Food Irradiation Fact Sheets:

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/Index%20Fact%20Sheet.htm

 

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Irradiation Means Filthy food

in PDF format: click off a link here:

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/Index%20Fact%20Sheet.htm

 

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Q & A's

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/QandA.htm

The info here will make you want to throw up.

 

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Is Irradiated Food Safe ?

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/Is%20irradiated%20food%20safe.htm

 

Of course not: >>. it changes the molecular structure

of food. Irradiation creates new and potentially

dangerous compounds, called radiolytic products <<<

>>> Irradiation destroys up to 95 percent of vitamins

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History of Food Irradiation

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/Historyofirradiation.htm

 

>>>Irradiated food is zapped with radiation equivalent

to 10 million to 70 million chest X-rays (depending on

the food).<<<

 

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" Electronic Pasteurization " Is Irradiation In Disguise

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/Ebeam.htm

For over a decade, irradiation proponents such as Titan

 

Corporation have been attempting to re-write the

English language and hoodwink the American public into

believing that their irradiation technology is safer

than other methods, by calling food irradiation, " cold

pasteurization " or " electronic pasteurization " .

 

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Irradiated Food Must Be Clearly Labeled

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/labelingfactsheet.htm

 

Explains what & how things are labled - and all the

" exceptions " that are not.

 

>>>Currently, only fresh items sold as whole must carry

 

the radura<<< " mixed " food stuffs are not labeled.

 

>>>Irradiated food has never been successfully marketed

 

in grocery stores precisely because it must be labeled.

 

According to a 1997 CBS poll, 77% of consumers do not

want to buy irradiated food and would not knowingly do

so.<<<But they are shoving it at us anyway.

 

>>>Radiation changes the chemical composition of food,

creating carcinogens including benzene and

formaldehyde, and creates new and untested chemicals.

It also destroys up to 96%

of some vitamins and other nutrients that are essential

 

for proper nutrition.<<<

 

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Food Irradiation Nutrition Facts

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/factsheetnutritionfacts.htm

 

Lists Chemicals Created by Exposure to Radiation;

talks about vitamin loss